Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hat box
Object Number:
Z.1465
Date:
ca. 1950
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. ( 17.1 x 32.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on top of lid: "CRUX CHRISTI SALUS MEA [in banner] / Peck & Peck / FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK"
printed: around sides of lid: "PECK & PECK / [maker's crest] / PECK & PECK / [maker's crest] / PECK & PECK / [etc.]
Description:
Circular cardboard hat box with lid covered in orange paper and bottom covered in gray and white paper with pattern resembling enlarged plaid woolen weave; black cotton ribbon ties.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
